Last Chance Mine

The Last Chance Mine was a copper mine in the Grand Canyon which was operated from 1892 to 1907. The ore was over 70% pure copper, but the mine did not prove profitable, and it was sold to the Canyon Copper Company in 1901. The company operated the mine until 1907, and it was finally acquired by William Randolph Hearst, who sold it to the National Park Service in 1940.